Archive for May, 2017

Last July the Boston Sun reported on a small local ice-cream business Little G, run by South End resident and high school student Grace Connor. Since then, Connor has extended her business to include national distribution of Little G online and at Whole Foods in southern New England and other grocers. But, Connor is...Read more »

By Seth Daniel The Barr Foundation and several partners, including the MBTA and MassDOT, will be embarking on a new pilot program through June 6 that will hopefully speed up the SL4 and SL5 lines through all-door boarding. The pilot will be in effect from Dudley Square to downtown on the Silver Line Bus...Read more »

By Phineas J. Stone Maybe I’m the only one left, but I find it very disheartening, and more than a little depressing, to see that the Barnum & Bailey Circus has folded up its bigtop tent. Never again will the elephants, clowns and Ringmaster make their grant entrance into the Hub for a week...Read more »

The calendar tells us that the Memorial Day weekend is upon is, although with the exception of a few days this spring, the cool and wet weather has not been a harbinger of warmth and sunshine. But for Americans of all ages, the holiday weekend, despite the temperature reading, symbolizes the start of the...Read more »

ABC’s The Bachelorette Kaitlyn Bristowe helped to lead a blockbuster workout with CitySTRONG at the SoWa Power Station in the South End on Saturday, May 13. The former Bachelorette star, who is also a DJ and rapper, helped lead hundreds in a workout with her fiancée, Shawn Booth, and celebrity trainer Erin Oprea.Read more »

By Seth Daniel Pedigrees are very important status symbols in the downtown neighborhoods, and people often measure their investment in the community based on how many years they’ve been around. A person with 10 years under their belt gets some credence in any discussion, but one who moved to the South End 30 years...Read more »

By Beth Treffeisen New owners of the South End’s Wine Riot that will soon become Wine Gallery at 519 Tremont Street hope to take the store in a new direction beyond just selling high-end wines. Their latest plans include selling top-tier coffee in the morning hours and incorporating chocolate, cheese and other grab and...Read more »

By Beth Treffeisen A packed Boston City Council Chamber ensued during the budget hearing for the Department of Boston Transportation (BTD) the evening of Wednesday, May 10. In the crowd, residents of Boston sported bicycle t-shirts and some still wore their bike helmets after attending a memorial for Rich Archer, a 29-year-old courier who...Read more »